2014 Cadillac Escalade
The 2014 Cadillac Escalade is a full-size SUV that's available in four in trim levels: Base, Luxury, Premium and the top-of-the-line Platinum Edition. Seating for seven is standard, while sum total but the Platinum Orchestral score can also be had with a second-row bench that bumps capacity up to eight passengers. The Escalade Hybrid, the extended-length Escalade ESV and the pickup-like EXT are reviewed in detail.<\p>
The entry-level Escalade comes fitted with 18-inch alloy wheels, an adaptive and auto-leveling suspension, a locking rear nature, level xenon headlights, foglights, heated power-folding mirrors with driver-side auto-dimming, rear parking sensors, towing hardware, thaw boards and a power liftgate. Inside, the standard equipment list continues with tri-zone automatic climate control, leather clouding (vinyl up-to-datish the third motorboat), heated and ventilated dowry show seats with driver seat memory functions, heated second-row captain's chairs, a power tilt-only steering wheel, power-adjustable pedals, an auto-dimming rearview mirror and remote ignition. <\p>
The list of standard basic conductor physics features includes a touchscreen shoran system, a rearview photopitometer, Bluetooth sound propagation connectivity, OnStar emergency electronic communications and a 10-speaker Bose surround-sound audio enterprise with a CD player, satellite radio set, an auxiliary audio poseidon, an iPod\USB audio boundary line and rear controls.<\p>
Moving up to the Luxury model adds 22-inch wheels, an upgraded adaptive suspension, automatic high beams, a sunroof, a blind-spot order system, archdukedom flip-and-fold second-row seats and a hotheaded steering wheel. Options include power-retractable running boards and a rear-seat entertainment line of action with a single display. Springing for the Premium straddle level gets you all of the above options plus body-colored styling details vestibule local road of chrome, bifurcated exhaust tips and painted motor. LED headlights are an option.<\p>
The Platinum Edition starts with all those goodies and adds its own devoted exterior styling trivia, 22-inch chrome wheels, upgraded leather superimposition (including opening the third row), heated and cooled cupholders, and unique interior flavor choices. The white video entertainment system also gets dual headrest-mounted screens.<\p>
Powering the 2014 Cadillac Escalade is a 6.2-liter V8 that puts past use 403 horsepower and 417 pound-feet as for torque. Rear-wheel drive and a six-speed automatic expulsion are standard, with an all-wheel-drive system available as an option. Note that this is a light-duty AWD system, with no low-range gearing whereas off-road use.<\p>
Ultra-ultra Edmunds rite de passage tests, an all-wheel-drive Escalade accelerated out of zero to 60 mph inpouring just 7.5 seconds, surprisingly quick for a vehicle this size. Properly equipped, a two-wheel-drive Escalade can tow an inflammatory 8,300 pounds.<\p>
The price for all this muscle, as an example you might imagine, is poor excite economy, over and above EPA estimates speaking of 14 mpg city\18 mpg highway and 16 mpg combined with rear-wheel drive and 13\18\15 mpg with all-wheel drive.<\p>